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James Laidlaw Maxwell (馬雅各)

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James Laidlaw Maxwell (馬雅各)

James Laidlaw Maxwell Sr. (馬雅各, 18 March 1836 – 6 March 1921) was a Scottish physician and the first Presbyterian missionary to Taiwan (Formosa). He served with the English Presbyterian Mission. Not |George Leslie Mackay (馬偕).

Identity Snapshot

  • English: James Laidlaw Maxwell
  • Chinese: 馬雅各 (POJ: Má Ngá-kok)
  • Born: 18 March 1836, Scotland
  • Died: 6 March 1921
  • Sent by: Presbyterian Church of England (English Presbyterian Mission)
  • Field: Southern Taiwan — Taiwan-fu / Tainan, then near Cijin (Kaohsiung)
  • Medicine: University of Edinburgh, 1858

Timeline

  • 1864 — Sent to Taiwan
  • 1865-06-16 — First Presbyterian church in Taiwan (Tainan). PCT still marks this as its anniversary
  • 1868 — Married Mary Anne Goodall in Hong Kong; work near Cijin
  • 1872 — Advised Mackay to begin in the north, near Tamsui
  • 1885 — Retired to London; first secretary, Medical Missionary Association
  • With his sons, oversaw Sin-lâu / 新樓 hospital in Tainan — first Western-style hospital in Taiwan

《教會史話》 (titles only)

Laijohn TOC v2 — bodies not archived:

  • 25 監印新約及舊約 · 105 回述挫折 · 108 初訪平埔社 · 114 家屬 · 122 上書阿禮國 · 124 處境 · 201 名醫神技 · 301 馬雅各紀念教會史

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia: James Laidlaw Maxwell
  2. 維基百科：馬雅各
  3. |PCT — 1865 founding date
  4. |laijohn.com — 史話 titles

Medical mission (vault-sourced)

  • TAH Our Journeys essay |ourjourneys291: 1865 年由長老教會派來的蘇格蘭醫師馬雅各 in 台南 and 高雄 醫療傳道 — “種下第一顆西醫的種子”; northern mission later led by |馬偕
  • |PCT page: arrived Kaohsiung 1865; first congregation Tainan, 1865-06-16; Sin-lâu Hospital recorded there as Taiwan’s first modern Western-style medical facility
  • |Mackay page: 1872 — Maxwell, already in the south, advised Mackay to begin near Tamsui

Vault mentions

Legacy (vault-sourced)

  • The 1865-06-16 Tainan congregation is the clock the |PCT still marks as its anniversary; |GSTPC likewise lists Maxwell (with |馬偕) as an origin figure of the Presbyterian mission in Taiwan
  • The 教會史話 trail (201 名醫神技, 301 馬雅各紀念教會史) is preserved via |John Lai in the |Elder John Lai Archives

Vault mentions (deepen pass 2026-09-10)

  • The |Elder John Lai Archives volume-3/4 TOC carries direct links to the bodies of 《名醫神技》 (book3 #201) and 《馬雅各紀念教會史》 (book4 #301).
  • Listed with |巴克禮 as southern-mission origin figures on |C. Y. Hsu (太平境 / 南神 / 〈聖堂〉) and on |馬偕 (north/south distinction).
  • A 《台灣演義》 broadcast record 「開台西醫 世紀傳愛—馬雅各」 (2021-03-07) is preserved in the |taiwanjustice-net article archive (category listings, 2025).

From the record

  • 2025-04-20 — 台灣公義報「台灣演義」分類存檔頁 page 3（Wayback 2025-04-20 快照）正文清單列出「台灣演義 20210307 開台西醫 世紀傳愛-馬雅各」條目，並掛本頁人物連結（TJJ 台灣演義存檔頁3, 2025-04-20 快照）；與既有 page 5 存檔頁（e041055e）互為補證，同一集節目見於兩頁分類清單。

  • 複核（TJJ-A09240400-4, 2026-09-25）：本 slice 文章 e041055e（台灣演義分類頁 page 5）正文清單再驗證——「台灣演義 20210307 開台西醫 世紀傳愛-馬雅各」條目確認見於清單，subject link 為真（無錯鏈、無虛鏈）；2021-03-07 條目（已掛該文 wikilink）已在庫 — SKIP，無新材料。

  • 複核（TJJ-A09221500-11, 2026-09-24）：本 slice 文章 e041055e（台灣演義分類頁 page 5）正文清單再驗證——「台灣演義 20210307 開台西醫 世紀傳愛-馬雅各」條目確認見於清單，subject link 為真（無錯鏈、無虛鏈）；2021-03-07 條目（已掛該文 wikilink）已在庫 — SKIP，無新材料。

  • 2021-03-07 — 民視《台灣演義》「開台西醫 世紀傳愛—馬雅各」專集介紹其開台醫療宣教事蹟，該集收錄於台灣公義報「台灣演義」分類存檔頁（TJJ 台灣演義存檔頁5, 2025-05-14 存檔）。

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